Re: Speaking of Cuba's electoral system, Raul noted that US democracy pits two identical parties against one another, and joked that that achoice between a Republican and Democrat is like choosing between hinself and his brother Fidel.
- From: PL <PL@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 01:36:21 -0800 (PST)
On 4 jan, 06:03, Dan Christensen <dch...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jan 3, 3:44 am, PL <P...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:(snip)
[snipping portions of PL's posting already debunked here, or too lame
to bother with]
STILL waiting for your proof, Mr. Lobbyist. As even Oxfam America has
reported:
"The generalized food crisis [of the early-to-mid 1990's] in Cuba is
over. Statistical data, journalist accounts, and extensive field
visits confirm that the period of a systemic farming crisis,
widespread food shortages and extensive nutritional deficiencies has
passed. Farmers are producing more food, the state is importing more
food, and the diet of the population has improved....
(snip)
From 2001
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/art1164.html
So much for your lies and disinformation, eh, Mr. Lobbyist?
Nope.
So much for you trying to mislead people.
From 2003:
"At least 13 percent of the population is clinically undernourished,
as the
state's food rationing system now provides for only a week to 10 days
of
basic nutritional needs each month.
[snip]
This is a quote from a conservative, US government funded think-tank
in Miami. I think you will find that Oxfam America to be a somewhat
less biased source.
Also, in 2004, from what appears to be rather conservative
commentator:
"Cubans [today] have as much food as they did before the Soviet
Union collapsed.... [T]heir caloric intake has returned to normal -
they've gotten that meal back."
Bill McKibben, Harpers Magazien, 2004
Post a link Dan.
Here are some facts from 2004
State of malnutrition in Cuban hospitals
Jesús Barreto Penié, M.D.
Received 8 June 2004; accepted 9 August 2004
Abstract
Objective
We assessed the current state of undernutrition as observed in 1905
patients hospitalized in 12 Cuban health care institutions, as part of
a Latin American, multinational survey similar in design and goals.
Methods
We surveyed 1905 randomly selected patients from 12 Cuban hospitals in
a two-phase study. Patients' clinical charts were audited in phase 1,
the Subjective Global Assessment was used to assess patients'
nutritional status in phase 2. The study was locally conducted by a
properly trained team.
Results
The frequency of undernutrition in Cuban hospitals was 41.2% (95%
confidence interval = 38.9 to 43.4), and 11.1% of patients were
considered severely undernourished. Statistically significant (P <
0.05) univariate relations were identified between undernutrition and
patient's age and sex. Nutritional status was a dependent of the
patient's instruction level (P < 0.05). Patients' nutritional status
was statistically associated with the presence of cancer and
infection. Undernutrition was highly prevalent among cancer patients,
no matter the stage of medical or surgical treatment. Undernutrition
became extremely frequent after surgical treatment in non-cancer
patients. High nutritional risks hospital services/specialties were
identified: geriatrics (56.3%), critical care (54.8%), nephrology
(54.3%), internal medicine (48.6%), gastroenterology (46.5%), and
cardiovascular surgery (44.8%). Malnutrition rates increased
progressively with prolonged length of stay.
Conclusion
A high malnutrition rate was observed among participating hospitals.
The design and inception of policies that foster intervention programs
focusing on early identification of hospital malnutrition and its
timely management is suggested to decrease its deleterious effects on
outcomes of health care in the participating hospitals.
http://www.nutritionjrnl.com/article/PIIS0899900705000195/abstract
.
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